Robber Hits B Of A, Remains At Large

City’s First Bank Holdup Since August 2011

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Posted: April 6, 2013

By PETE DeLEA

Harrisonburg police are seeking the man who robbed the Bank of America at 79 University Blvd. shortly before 1 p.m. today. The suspect, seen in these images taken from the bank's surveillance cameras, is described as 5 foot 8 inches to 5 foot 9 inches tall, of medium build and medium to dark complexion. (Photos courtesy Harrisonburg Police Department)

Harrisonburg police investigate a robbery at the Bank of America branch on University Boulevard Friday afternoon. Police say a man entered the bank shortly before 1 p.m., brandished a gun and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing on foot. (Photo by Jason Lenhart / DN-R)

A Harrisonburg police K-9 unit searches behind the University Boulevard branch of Bank Of America following a robbery at the bank about 1 p.m. Friday. The suspect, who fled on foot after making off with an undisclosed amount of cash, had not been apprehended as of late Friday night. (Photo by Jason Lenhart / DN-R)

An HPD K-9 unit searches the wooded area between the Econo Lodge and Hampton Inn off University Boulevard on Friday afternoon for the man who robbed the nearby Bank of America branch earlier in the day. (Photo by Jason Lenhart / DN-R)

HARRISONBURG — A man with a gun entered a busy Harrisonburg bank, ordered employees and patrons to the floor and robbed a teller Friday afternoon in the city’s first bank robbery in more than 18…